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a public official having authority to decide questions of law
a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
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Recent Examples of justices
Kennedy was the deciding vote in that case, siding with the four liberal justices.
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David Blackmon, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Freeman noted that none of the justices on the winning side of that 5-4 ruling are there today.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
At least two sitting justices — Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito — have indicated their interest in revisiting Obergefell after dissenting from the original decision.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 13 Mar. 2025
Four of the five justices in the Milliken majority were appointed by President Richard Nixon, a Republican, reflecting the court’s shift to the right since its Brown decision.
—John Blake, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
With conservative justices already signaling their skepticism of Humphrey’s Executor, the nearly century-old precedent may soon face its greatest test yet.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Mar. 2025
The justices inquired about the differences between a doctor of osteopathic medicine and a doctor of medicine, and the differences in standards of health care between Ada and Canyon counties.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 12 Mar. 2025
But the justices sought to understand the different certifications granted to Simon and Fredline.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 12 Mar. 2025
Five conservative justices, a majority of the court, have raised concerns in the past about nationwide, or universal, injunctions.
—Mark Sherman and Lindsay Whitehurst, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
David Blackmon, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Freeman noted that none of the justices on the winning side of that 5-4 ruling are there today.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
At least two sitting justices — Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito — have indicated their interest in revisiting Obergefell after dissenting from the original decision.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 13 Mar. 2025
Four of the five justices in the Milliken majority were appointed by President Richard Nixon, a Republican, reflecting the court’s shift to the right since its Brown decision.
—John Blake, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
With conservative justices already signaling their skepticism of Humphrey’s Executor, the nearly century-old precedent may soon face its greatest test yet.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Mar. 2025
The justices inquired about the differences between a doctor of osteopathic medicine and a doctor of medicine, and the differences in standards of health care between Ada and Canyon counties.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 12 Mar. 2025
But the justices sought to understand the different certifications granted to Simon and Fredline.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 12 Mar. 2025
Five conservative justices, a majority of the court, have raised concerns in the past about nationwide, or universal, injunctions.
—Mark Sherman and Lindsay Whitehurst, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Justices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/justices. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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